Growing Telopea Speciosissima - the waratah - from seed to full plant. What I learned.
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Growing Telopea Speciosissima - also known as the waratah from Australia - from seed to full plant. What I learned. I got lucky with one plant that bloomed for me - "Telopea Forest Fire" from the UC arboretum Santa Cruz.
I live in Sydney Australia. Great work propagating the telopeas. I have read that telopeas grow well in association with banksias ( another Australian native plant).Apparently the association of other native plants growing within an ecosystem benefits other plants at the microbial level within the soil and root system.
Makes sense, and just blew my mind!
You're plants are beautiful. Thank you for sharing!
I know this flower because I saw your post. This flower so beautiful. thank you so much
thanks!
Hi, I live in Australia and have a WARATAH in my front garden section, it's about 10 years old now and doing well. It has flowered a number of times over the years, and yes they are beautiful when they flower.
They do not like any phosphorus fertiliser, and yes they are finicky plants
I use a product called " BUSH TUCKER" this product is ideal for phosphorus sensitive plants and has specifically formulated for Australian Native Plants
Hope this helps
Thanks...is yours growing shade?
Only partial shade, I would say mine is 80 / 20, ie 80% in full sun, with 20% shade, which I know is contrary to the way you grow them there in the US.
However, they are native to the area where I live
Amazing flowers! 🌺👍
A very enjoyable video. It might help to add a light application of 'Blood and Bone' fertilizer at the beginning of Spring, Summer & Autumn. Seasol is a seaweed tonic that stimulates the roots and growth, it isn't a fertilizer so a fortnightly application doesn't interfere with other fertilizers.. Seasol is an Australian product but I'm sure you would have an equivalent locally.
thanks!
Beautiful Australian plants. Great video! Thanks
South African?
@@guerillagrace Waratah is Australian. Proteas are South African.
I've planted a number of these and only two have survived. They are in full sun and doing great. Over six feet tall and more than 50 beautiful flowers blooming now!
wow wonderful... can i ask where you live? Are you growing speciosissma? What are the summer time temperatures? Mine are barely growing except for the hybrid which is about to bloom.
@@growproteas1148 I'm in Corralitos at an elevation of 1100'. The Telopia came from Mike at the Cabrillo farmers market. They are heavily mulched and like more water than most Protea. I also have about fifty varieties of leucospermum.
@@kenmorrill3774 awesome - you live in a great area with cooler temperatures than Sacramento... 50 leucospermum - wow that is amazing! Are they also growing well? Do you use mulch with them also?
Do you know "Astone’s Protea" ? I visited him years ago and bought some plants from him.
@@growproteas1148 Yes Mike is a good friend and lives a few miles from me. I mulch everything and all the protea are doing well at my location. Most of my pins are the beautiful hybrids developed on Maui. All the protea need to be harvested so the plants continue to produce suitable length stems for the florists.
@@kenmorrill3774 do you have any photos posted anywhere of your plants???
Informative video.👍 I am building a collection of Proteas grown from seed. I have since bought a small Telopea plant from Madeira and it's making good but slow progress.
Tony, Cornwall England.
Yes they grow very slowly...
You can get it much cheaper in Penberth, at your backyard unless you're them. Not very friendly though - refused to tell me the mix of compost.
Good on ya mate 👍
Thanks
I live in Newcastle, Australia in the state of New South Wales. It's supposed to be our state flower, but I've never seen it growing anywhere. Nor have I ever seen any Waratahs anywhere, except for a dried one in a bouquet once and it was dark brown in colour. I'm trying to grow some from seed. Thanks for the video.
thanks...
On the central coast of NSW there are hundreds in the bush between Pearl Beach and Patonga every year at flowering it’s an amazing spectical !
Also Bunnings often sells Shady Lady Waratahs there were white and red established plants at Gosford Bunnings a few weeks ago they may still have some
@@rachelkillcare5203 do they grow in full sun? is it hot where they grow?
They grow in the bush so get some shade from other trees and bushes but the Australian summer is very hot getting over 40 degrees Celsius quite often in the middle of summer. So in the wild they survive and thrive is harsh conditions.
The Waratah flower is the official floral emblem of the Australian state of New South Wales. It grows naturally in the sandstone country surrounding Sydney, where I encounter it regularly when hiking. It usually grows in dappled shade in eucalyptus forest.
thanks... mine seem to be growing very slowly
@@growproteas1148 Fertilising wararahs in spring and autumn (if in a warmer area) with 'blood and bone' or a low phosphorous commercial fertiliser will increase growth rate substantially. You may also need to consider transplanting into a larger container if they have been in the same pot for a long time. I am growing Telopea aspera 'Gibraltar Range Waratah' in a half wine barrel to four feet high and many blooms after 3 years.
They come in different colours as well, you can get them in White,Yellow and Pink and my favourite Shade of pale.
THANKYOU
Love it! Outstanding work! If you ever would sale and ship one, PM me.
very nice! where did you get seeds from? I've been looking regularly at Australian Seed and Ole Lantana to no avail.
it was 4 years ago - sorry I don't remember
www.nativeshop.com.au/2046820452/orders/5e2c76ee15c015134b3856bb07c38d68 this is the website. I just placed order last week and will receive shortly, I hope so.
Telopea like acid soil, easy-draining,, and not 'too hot'
thanks!
I just collected a handful of these seeds from a native plant in my bush garden I am hoping to start them and grow my patch. Any advice on seed starting?
I made some videos on germination on my channel
I live in East London where the temperatures in winter go down at most -5c and in summer 28c. I would like to know if my east and west facing site too hot for them as it endures 13 hours of sunshine in summer, usually 24 to 32c rarely over 30c. Any advice please?
telopea like filtered sunlight - while leucospermum need full sun
I live in Australia where it is our state flower and I wouldn’t go below around 4 degrees Celsius as this the lowest temperatures we get to here. It is also very humid here.
The fresh growth tips are being eaten by insects/bugs etc. Some years all new growth gets eaten and the plant doesn't get any taller.
Thanks
what is your compost mix please?
Sorry just got it. Can I replace pumice and firbark please?
@@aym280 i would replace pumice with coarse perlite
@@growproteas1148 Thank you. What is the first flowers shown on the video please? I really love it and I couldn't find it on sale anywhere. I have now placed 2 orders which cost me an arm and a leg. But they are stunning! Thank you for the video and the reply. I have the perlite as well.
@@aym280 the first flowers are leucospermum which are in the protea family - i have many videos on them - the yellow flower is leucospermum high gold.